WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Wall Teester Bed Crowns Hazard: The welded metal tabs used to mount the recalled bed crowns can weaken, causing the bed crown to fall from the wall onto consumers below, posing an injury hazard. Remedy: Refund/Replace Recall Date: December 12, 2024 Units: About 890 Consumer Contact: Touch of Class at 800-457-7456 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday throug  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Amid reports from Reuters that an incoming Trump administration plans to issue an executive order unravelling the contract for USPS's popular new fleet of electric mail trucks, Earthjustice issued the following statement: "A president simply doesn't have this kind of unilateral power. The funds to electrify mail trucks have been allocated under law by Congress, and the Postal Service   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 9 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York, NY Today, a coalition of environmental justice and clean air policy organizations, ElectrifyNY, launch the "Mega-Warehouse Watchlist", an analysis of the percentage of residents in New York Senate and Assembly districts living within a half mile of mega-warehouses, like Amazon, UPS, and FedEx. With tailpipe emissions due to high truck traffic causing health harms like childhood  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement: "Yesterday, the FAA implemented another ground delay at Austin Bergstrom-International Airport (ABIA) on short notice, which affected numerous flights. Inbound flights on Sunday were delayed as much as two and a half hours. Travelers returning home and Central Texans meeting incoming passengers at the airport can expect more  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by William D. Zollars, President Biden's nominee to be a governor of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Nov. 14, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and other committee members. I'm Bill Zollars and I would like to thank the President for the honor of being re-nominated, and thank the Senate for your consideration of my re-appoint  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release: The legislative landscape in Congress is a battleground of intentions versus outcomes, and the Detection and Exclusion of Negligent, Illicit, and Extralegal Deliveries Act (DENIED Act), introduced last week by Senators Marsha Blackburn and Jon Ossoff, is a case in point. While the bill's title suggests a crackdown on the unfolding de minimis catastrophe, in reality it would hand  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 12 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute seeks support from residents or visitors of countries worldwide to assist with an international oil sampling program. Selected participants will be paid to purchase prequalified oil samples from retail stores and ship them to SwRI's headquarters in San Antonio. Prequalification for the program will occur via an emailed photo exchange. Participants will purchase four 1-qua  more